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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Arthur Julius executed?
(a) Robbery and murder.
(b) Robbery, rape, and murder.
(c) Rape and murder.
(d) Kidnapping and murder.

2. When was Hinton sentenced?
(a) December 30, 1986.
(b) December 1, 1986.
(c) December 15, 1986.
(d) December 20, 1986.

3. When was Anthony Ray Hinton released from prison after spending 30 years in solitary confinement?
(a) February 27, 2015.
(b) April 3, 2015.
(c) May 19, 2015.
(d) March 11, 2015.

4. How old were Hinton and Lester when they became friends?
(a) 4.
(b) 6 and 4.
(c) 5 and 3.
(d) 6.

5. What course did Hinton remember taking in high school that he enjoyed?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Business law.
(c) History.
(d) Calculus.

6. How many court cases did Andrew Payne say he had testified in that involved firearms identification?
(a) 125.
(b) 50.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 2.

7. Why was a man crying in Chapter 11?
(a) His father died.
(b) His wife died.
(c) His son died.
(d) His mother died.

8. How long did Hinton have to wait for his sentencing?
(a) A year.
(b) Almost 2 years.
(c) About 3 years.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

9. How tall was the man who kept committing the Birmingham restaurant robberies?
(a) 5 feet 11.
(b) 5 feet 9.
(c) 6 feet 2.
(d) 5 feet 6.

10. When Hinton talked to his mom in Chapter 11, why was she having a celebration dinner?
(a) Lester was getting married.
(b) His mother paid off her mortgage.
(c) His mother got a new job.
(d) Lester's mother got a new job.

11. When was Hinton indicted by a grand jury?
(a) November 1, 1985.
(b) November 19, 1985.
(c) November 5, 1985.
(d) November 8, 1985.

12. When was the last time Hinton remembered talking to Reginald White?
(a) August 1985.
(b) June 1985.
(c) July 1985.
(d) May 1985.

13. When Hinton's appeals ran out, who did he ask to tell his mother his last words?
(a) Willie.
(b) Darlene.
(c) Lester.
(d) Dolly.

14. When did girls start noticing Hinton?
(a) 8th grade.
(b) 9th grade.
(c) 6th grade.
(d) 7th grade.

15. How far was the death chamber from Hinton's cell?
(a) Not quite 25 feet.
(b) 55 feet.
(c) About 30 feet.
(d) 40 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did Hinton and Lester had to walk home when they were in high school?

2. When was Hinton's trial scheduled?

3. Who was called during Hinton's trail by a man who claimed to be the restaurant killer?

4. What year did Hinton and his family have to leave Praco?

5. What was the name of the grocery clerk who said he saw Hinton follow Smotherman?

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